Sanford I. Weill
Sanford I. Weill
Sanford I. "Sandy" Weillis an American banker, financier and philanthropist. He is a former chief executive and chairman of Citigroup. He served in those positions from 1998 until October 1, 2003, and April 18, 2006, respectively...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth16 March 1933
CountryUnited States of America
war people challenges
I wonder how many people would have thought at the end of World War II that the capitalist system would be one that was meeting the challenges and making things better for people as we approach the 21st century.
greatness views people
From the business point of view, always encouraging the people in our company to own stock in the company, and if we're going to build something great, to have a lot of people share in the benefits of that greatness.
kids college people
A lot of people at Shearson ended up making a lot of money because they had stock or stock options. Their kids were able to go to college, and it changed a lot of people's lives.
people benefits our-society
The more we can do to create a better society, that benefits more people, the better chance we have that our society will continue to grow and prosper.
respect thinking people
One of the people that I respect the most now, a person I think has done a heck of a lot for this world as a leader, is Margaret Thatcher. She helped create a world that offers us a lot of excitement as we look to the next century.
people benefits groups
If we build something great, like we have at Travelers Group so far, a whole host of people benefit.
believe mean people
I believe in treating other people with respect. My style is to speak to people, be available to them and willing to answer their questions. This also means being straightforward and honest with them.
ages capitalist children create disney four maybe system
Our company is working with Disney to create a game for children between the ages of maybe four and 12, so we can teach them what the capitalist system is all about.
new-york team school
And it was where I learned how to play tennis and eventually became captain of the tennis team at the school and was on the Junior Davis Cup in New York City.
mother hurt fighting
And when we used to play and fight in the streets in Brooklyn and I would get hurt or something, my mother would always come out and save me. So that sort of postponed the inevitable about getting a good beating, without having somebody to come and save you.
united-states financial whole
The whole financial industry is consolidating in the United States.
sports school thinking
I think life is sort of like a competition, whether it's in sports, or it's achieving in school, or it's achieving good relationships with people. And competition is a little bit of what it's all about.
teacher home school
I remember the mentoring experiences of some teachers that I had, like a second term home room teacher in public school that really was very helpful to me.
latin thinking discipline
I think Latin has some logic to it and there was a discipline.